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Health experts still don't know if the omicron variant is causing milder COVID-19, but more indicators are emerging from South Africa. Doctors there say the patients they are seeing now aren't as ill as the ones who were infected with the delta variant.

— Average hospital stays for COVID-19 have been shorter this time - about 2.8 days compared to eight days.

In the meantime, scientists around the world are watching case counts and hospitalization rates, while testing to see how well current vaccines and treatments hold up. While delta is still the dominant coronavirus strain worldwide, omicron cases are popping up in dozens of countries, with South Africa the epicenter.

But the number of cases is climbing. South Africa confirmed 22,400 new cases on Thursday and 19,000 on Friday, up from about 200 per day a few weeks ago. The new surge has infected 90,000 people in the past month, Minister of Health Joe Phaahla said Friday.

 

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Please talk about the increased numbers of hospitalized infants under 1 year of age in SA.

Exactly. It’s not, so please stop with the fear porn and forced va$$ines 🤡

imgrund 🙏🏻

Doctors just don’t know, 2 years in to this mess nearly… 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️

I don't even know one person infected with this so called omicron variant and I live in South Africa.

AP can figure it out ? Let me help you reading charts , seams it peaked already in the epic center , so start focusing on something you understand to report on , like soccer , racing , senile Biden etc ..

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Trust in the science that doesn't know anything about the variant but knows that you need a booster because...

More contagious but milder. I wonder if this could possibly help for herd immunity? 'South Africa confirmed 22,400 new cases on Thurs & 19,000 on Fri, up from about 200 per day a few weeks ago. The new surge has infected 90,000 in the past month' Crazy how contagious this is.

Luckily God saved people from Omicron severity as feared. before Covid-11!

Covid has allied issues that pops up months after the primary infection.

Are reports that variant is by virus structure Common Cold.. symptoms very mild and last only 2 days true?Are we making harbinger of doom scenario based on total blunder stand of facts ?..or is it deliberate by authorities. Unbiased reports indicate acceptable hospitalization

My docter said exactly the same, he would rather have innocent than Delta

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